I tried ....

[MillieH]

My husband & I were definitely nervous at first. We went out late at night, ran to the sidewalk if a car came by, kept walking if anyone came walking by and pretended to be walking and chatting innocently if someone looked at us. Now, after doing it for a few weeks-we don't care! The first time a car came around the corner fast & my husband didn't have time to turn off the flashlight & warn me (I was bent over digging in the bin!) he said "Oh well, keep digging, we're already humiliated!"
The last time we went out, there were cars driving by and people in their living room windows & it didn't bother us at all.
But, like previous SCs have said-I don't go down my own street either and I don't go to bins that are really close to peoples houses or their vehicles. I also won't dig in someone's bin if they are outside watching.
I haven't had anybody ask us what we were doing & the only scary thing that happened was when I thought I saw a skunk on someone's lawn (it was a box fluttering in the wind! LOL)
But if you are scared, bring someone with you or at least a dog, don't go to unfamiliar areas, and wear a disguise!

lol this struck me so funny.. just dont put panty hose over your head or a toque with the face part on it.. lolll

[Candini]

Peachys blogs were enough for me !
My area is full of drunks so I don`t care what they think haha

Plus all the times I go its early early in the morning so not many people are up yet

[kellyschool1]

My DBF lives in a apartment. They have those huge blue bins in front of there building. I just pull it fwd bend in and dig lol. He doesnt care and I dont think anyone else would. I occasionaly walk down my street and a few around. I get lucky sometimes.

[shmeelady]

Was it you at the one behind the Co-op on 33rd last week? My husband was taking our recyclables and there was a ldy and 9 yr. old "diving". He asked them if they were looking for coupons and then said don't look through ours there aren't any.lol

Negative on that one! The one on whitney off of 22nd is my stomping grounds.

[jubsies]

I was sooo scared myself. Until I found my first insert, then u go to the next and find another insert. When someone was outside I would ask if it is ok for me to look for coupons. My first real walk I found 41 p&g 42redplums and 3 smartsources. Now I am pumped for the next. Once u find 1 thing worth taking u will be less ans less scared. Goodluck

[sparklecoupons]

I love reading all your comments!

[couponing4life]

i am with you sparklecoupons, so far i have identified about 3 huge recycle bin locations in my area and keep on eyeing them each time i go past. i also find myself eying all the blue bins when they are out, hoping coupons and inserts will jump up at me but.......oh well maybe someday soon............

[couponing4life]

My husband & I were definitely nervous at first. We went out late at night, ran to the sidewalk if a car came by, kept walking if anyone came walking by and pretended to be walking and chatting innocently if someone looked at us. Now, after doing it for a few weeks-we don't care! The first time a car came around the corner fast & my husband didn't have time to turn off the flashlight & warn me (I was bent over digging in the bin!) he said "Oh well, keep digging, we're already humiliated!"
The last time we went out, there were cars driving by and people in their living room windows & it didn't bother us at all.
But, like previous SCs have said-I don't go down my own street either and I don't go to bins that are really close to peoples houses or their vehicles. I also won't dig in someone's bin if they are outside watching.
I haven't had anybody ask us what we were doing & the only scary thing that happened was when I thought I saw a skunk on someone's lawn (it was a box fluttering in the wind! LOL)
But if you are scared, bring someone with you or at least a dog, don't go to unfamiliar areas, and wear a disguise!

lol.......thanks for sharing this experience.

[MangoFruit]

Lol. One of the most embarrassing thing happened to me. A few days ago I tried a recycle walk. I saw an untouched Saturday newspaper sitting in the bin, so I slowly walked up to it and grabbed it. Then I booked it and ran back home. "Wow look at all these amazing deals in the flyer, why aren't any of these in my flyers," is what I said when I got home flipping through the paper. Then, I said, "where are the inserts." I checked the date and it said "Sept 2010." I was so dumbfounded when I found out. I just chuckled and chucked the paper in my recycling bin.

I don't think I am going to do another recycle walk. I do see papers and cereal boxes, but they're normally stuck between other stuff. I don't want to go flipping through. It's way too embarrassing.

[lilacmommee]

i tried once but the "usual neighborhood returnable pickers" were glaring at me, like i am taking over their area.

[TaniaD]

I did my first recycle walk last week and I grabbed whole bags of papers so I didn't have to dig through on the side of the road. I went to a neighbourhood that had their garbage day 1 day before mine so I was able to put the papers I didn't use right back out on the curb that night.

[couponingkid]

I go down back lanes!

[IssyS]

I do my walks really late at night (praying I don't run int a skunk or raccoon!) And bolt if a car drives by. LOL

[elsiefaye]

I was super chicken to look in blue bins at first but after finding a few cereal box coupons and icoke caps it gets easier. I rescued my first ever p&g a few days ago, very exciting. Keep on looking so much to find